Assistant Director - Pre-Award

March 11

🌾 Iowa – Remote

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⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

👔 Director

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Iowa State University School of Education

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Iowa State University School of Education is part of a larger institution dedicated to fostering an innovative and vibrant academic community in Ames, Iowa. The university emphasizes diversity, inclusivity, and the exchange of diverse intellectual and philosophical perspectives, essential for innovation and critical thinking. As a part of a land-grant university, the School of Education benefits from a commitment to integrating science, technology, and human creativity in its educational approach. Known for its welcoming atmosphere, Iowa State University is dedicated to engaging students, faculty, and staff in respectful and dynamic academic interactions, offering a variety of employment and educational opportunities on its globally diverse campus.

Elementary Education • Educator Preparation • Graduate Education • Social Justice • Master's degrees

201 - 500 employees

📚 Education

📋 Description

• Supervise and manage the OSPA Pre-Award Team while providing leadership, training, and consistency for all OSPA pre-award services. • Oversee and develop internal procedures, guidance, and mechanisms to ensure the appropriate, timely and consistent review of proposals and proposal budgets for external funding and other pre-award functions. • Advise stakeholders including OSPA colleagues, faculty, departments, colleges, and sponsors on all matters relating to the successful and timely submission of proposals for sponsored projects. • Review, authorize and submit proposals and other sponsored project applications for external support of research, education, extension, and other university activities. • Consult federal agencies with questions and issues relating to proposal submissions and budgets. • Along with OSPA Director, develop and implement institutional policies and procedures related to pre-award functions in sponsored programs administration in conjunction with other central administration offices as necessary. • Interpret and understand federal regulations including 2 CFR 200, specific federal agency requirements, Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and various other sponsor rules and regulations to ensure compliance and recognize potential issues. • Develop content and implement a training agenda for pre-award training courses in a variety of formats on multiple topics related to sponsored project administration, electronic proposal systems and other external funding. • Provide primary oversight to ensure continued access for external electronic proposal submission portals. • Oversee ISU pre-award electronic research administration systems used to record institutional proposal submissions and other pre-award sponsored program activities.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of related experience • Experience supervising and/or leading individuals in a team-based environment. • Certified Research Administrator (CRA). • Experience applying the concepts embodied in the Code of Federal regulations including 2 CFR Part 200 (Uniform Guidance) and Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). • Experience that demonstrates knowledge of research administration software systems and fund/grant accounting principles and practices. • Experience with budget preparation and review of sponsored project proposals. • Experience creating and delivering training presentations and materials. • General knowledge of research compliance requirements including human/animal subjects, conflict of interest, export controls and foreign influence.

🏖️ Benefits

• Retirement benefits including defined benefit and defined contribution plans • Generous vacation, holiday and sick time and leave plans • Onsite childcare (Ames, Iowa) • Life insurance and long-term disability • Flexible Spending Accounts • Various voluntary benefits and discounts • Employee Assistance Program • Wellbeing program • Iowa State offers WorkFlex options for some positions. WorkFlex offers flexibility on when, where, and how you do your work.